4. based on word choice in the following lines, identify the narrator’s tone: “he’d confessed to her that he still felt guilty at times for changing his name, more so now that his father was dead. and shed assured him that it was understandable, that anyone in his place would have done the same. but now its become a joke to her. suddenly he regrets having her told moushumi; he wonders if shell proclaim the story of his father’s accident to the table as well” a) frustrated b) condescending c) sympathetic d) forgiving

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themes and meanings

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”

b and d

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